Hi, I'm Sanjay Nair — a software engineering leader based in Atlanta, Georgia.
I'm passionate about leading full-stack teams and delivering value-driven, high-quality software solutions. Over the years, I've led engineering teams across a range of technologies and helped foster cultures of growth, mentorship, and collaboration.
When I'm not coding or coaching, you'll find me reading, writing, or speaking on topics I care about.
First-principles explainers for the terms shaping today's AI-powered tooling landscape
June 14, 2026
Tags: ai gen-ai technology software engineering natural language processing
AI buzzwords are everywhere. Terms are thrown around in dialogue that feel like they've existed for decades but have only emerged in the past year or......
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Robin Sloan wished for a HyperCard that could build a family app in a day. That world showed up.
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I have been a director of engineering for a bit over three years now, and I still hear and read what I call the "old rules" repeated over and over: a...
Date Read - July 17, 2026
As a creator, and as a leader of a tech company, I have a deep sense of conflict about AI. I feel outrage, but I also feel something else. On social...
Date Read - July 12, 2026
After three months of AI-assisted development, I’m more productive than ever. I’m also mentally exhausted in ways I didn’t expect. The productivity...
Date Read - July 6, 2026
I've been writing publicly every day for seven months, and I wanted to know what that looked like for other compulsive writers. From Chesterton...